By-elections to the 6th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1887 federal election and the 1891 federal election. The Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government for the 6th Canadian Parliament.
The list includes Ministerial by-elections which occurred due to the requirement that Members of Parliament recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was abolished in 1931. By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedVictoria SouthDecember 18, 1890Adam Hudspeth Conservative Charles Fairbairn Liberal-Conservative DeathYesNapiervilleDecember 9, 1890Louis Sainte-Marie Liberal François-Xavier Paradis Conservative Resigned to enter provincial politics in Quebec.NoKentJuly 31, 1890Pierre-Amand Landry Conservative Édouard H. Léger Conservative Appointed a judge in the county court of Westmorland and Kent.YesMontmorencyJuly 25, 1890Charles Langelier Liberal Louis-Georges Desjardins Conservative Resignation to enter provincial politics in Quebec.NoNew WestminsterJune 19, 1890Donald Chisholm Conservative Gordon Edward Corbould ConservativeDeathYesLincoln and NiagaraMay 23, 1890John Charles Rykert Conservative John Charles Rykert ConservativeResignation to recontest over charges of corruption.YesOttawa (City of) (electoral district)April 26, 1890William Goodhue Perley Conservative Charles Herbert Mackintosh ConservativeDeathYesHaldimandFebruary 20, 1890Charles Wesley Colter Liberal Walter Humphries Montague ConservativeElection declared void.NoStansteadDecember 18, 1889Charles Carroll Colby Liberal-Conservative Charles Carroll Colby Liberal-ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as President of the Privy Council.YesVictoriaOctober 28, 1889Edgar Crow Baker ConservativeThomas Earle ConservativeResignation.YesComptonMay 16, 1889John Henry Pope Liberal-ConservativeRufus Henry Pope ConservativeDeathYesHaldimandJanuary 30, 1889Walter Humphries Montague ConservativeCharles Wesley Colter Liberal Election declared void.NoProvencherJanuary 24, 1889Joseph Royal ConservativeAlphonse Alfred Clément Larivière ConservativeAppointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories.YesJolietteJanuary 16, 1889Édouard Guilbault ConservativeHilaire Neveu NationalistElection declared void.NoCumberlandDecember 26, 1888Arthur Rupert Dickey ConservativeArthur Rupert Dickey Conservative Election declared void.YesCaribooNovember 22, 1888James Reid Liberal-Conservative Francis Stillman Barnard Conservative Called to the Senate.YesNorthumberland EastNovember 21, 1888Edward Cochrane Conservative Edward Cochrane Conservative Election declared void.YesShelburneOctober 22, 1888John Wimburne Laurie Conservative John Wimburne Laurie Conservative Election declared void.YesCardwellOctober 3, 1888Thomas White Conservative Robert Smeaton White Conservative DeathYesMontreal EastSeptember 26, 1888Charles-Joseph Coursol Conservative Alphonse-Télesphore Lépine Independent Conservative DeathNoAssiniboia EastSeptember 12, 1888William Dell Perley Conservative Edgar Dewdney Conservative Called to the SenateYesHaltonAugust 22, 1888John Waldie Conservative David Henderson Conservative Election declared void.NoLanark SouthAugust 15, 1888John Graham Haggart Liberal John Graham Haggart Conservative Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster-General.YesColchesterAugust 15, 1888Archibald McLelan Conservative Adams George Archibald Liberal-Conservative Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.YesNicoletJuly 17, 1888Athanase Gaudet Nationalist ConservativeFabien Boisvert Independent Conservative DeathNoCumberlandJuly 13, 1888Charles Tupper Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey Conservative Appointed Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.YesPictouJune 18, 1888Charles Hibbert Tupper Conservative Charles Hibbert Tupper Conservative Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries.YesRussellMay 7, 1888William C. Edwards Liberal William C. Edwards Liberal Election declared void.YesKentMay 2, 1888Archibald Campbell Liberal Archibald Campbell Liberal Election declared void.YesL'AssomptionApril 3, 1888Joseph Gauthier Liberal Joseph Gauthier Liberal Election declared void.YesMissisquoiMarch 27, 1888George Clayes Liberal Daniel Bishop Meigs Liberal DeathYesPrince EdwardMarch 19, 1888John Milton Platt Liberal John Milton Platt Liberal Election declared void.YesHastings WestMarch 17, 1888Alexander Robertson Conservative Henry Corby, Jr. Conservative DeathYesMiddlesex WestMarch 10, 1888William Frederick Roome Conservative William Frederick Roome Conservative Election declared void.YesHaltonFebruary 7, 1888John Waldie Liberal David Henderson Conservative Election declared void.NoCarletonFebruary 1, 1888John A. Macdonald Liberal-Conservative George Lemuel Dickinson Conservative Chose to sit for Kingston.YesVictoriaJanuary 23, 1888Noah Shakespeare Conservative Edward Gawler Prior Conservative Appointed Postmaster of Victoria.YesQueen'sJanuary 18, 1888George Gerald King Liberal George Frederick Baird Conservative Election declared void.NoDorchesterJanuary 7, 1888Henri Jules Juchereau Duchesnay Nationalist Conservative Honoré-Julien-Jean-Baptiste Chouinard Conservative DeathNoNorthumberland EastDecember 22, 1887Albert Mallory Liberal Edward Cochrane Conservative Election declared void.NoShelburneDecember 15, 1887Thomas Robertson Liberal John Wimburne Laurie Conservative Election declared void.NoYarmouthDecember 15, 1887John Lovitt Liberal John Lovitt Liberal Election declared void.YesVictoriaNovember 21, 1887Charles James Campbell Conservative John Archibald McDonald Liberal Election declared void.NoHaldimandNovember 12, 1887Walter Humphries Montague Conservative Walter Humphries Montague Conservative Election declared void.YesCumberlandNovember 9, 1887Charles Tupper Conservative Charles Tupper Conservative Election declared void.YesColchesterOctober 27, 1887Archibald McLelan Conservative Archibald McLelan Conservative Election declared void.YesBruce WestOctober 19, 1887Edward Blake Liberal James Rowand Liberal Chose to sit for Durham West.YesRichelieuOctober 18, 1887Jean-Baptiste Labelle Conservative Joseph-Aimé Massue Conservative DeathYesCharlevoixSeptember 28, 1887Simon-Xavier Cimon Conservative Simon Cimon Conservative DeathYesRenfrew SouthAugust 2, 1887Robert Campbell Liberal John Ferguson IndependentDeathNoDigbyJuly 16, 1887John Campbell Conservative Herbert Ladd Jones Conservative DeathYesRestigoucheMay 21, 1887Robert Moffat Conservative George Moffat Jr. Conservative DeathYesVictoria SouthApril 20, 1887Adam Hudspeth Conservative Adam Hudspeth Liberal-Conservative Seeks re-election due to holding the office of revising officer.YesBruce EastApril 2, 1887Henry Cargill Conservative Henry Cargill Conservative Seeks re-election due to holding the position of postmaster.Yes
See also List of federal by-elections in Canada
Sources Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections